Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Interior West White-crowned Sparrow Adult

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-27T05:20:58-05:00September 27th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, branches, comparing, comparison, fall, Greasewood, Interior West subspecies, Interior West White-crowned Sparrow, leaves, marsh, Mountain White-crowned Sparrow, perched, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, shrub, sparrow, sparrows, subspecies, wetlands, White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

When I was at Farmington Bay WMA on Monday, I found and photographed a gorgeous Interior West White-crowned Sparrow adult perched on a Greasewood shrub.

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White-crowned Sparrow Adult Perched In A Hackberry Tree

By Mia McPherson|2022-10-02T05:37:15-05:00October 23rd, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, blooming, blue sky, fruits, hackberry, Interior West, Mountain White-crowned Sparrow, perched, rabbitbrush, sparrow, sparrows, tree, White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

I photographed this adult White-crowned Sparrow about two weeks ago in northern Utah while it perched on a hackberry tree on a hill with blooming rabbitbrush in the background.

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Wonderful Photo Session with a White-crowned Sparrow

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-27T04:07:56-05:00June 13th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, birds, Interior West subspecies, Mountain subspecies, perky, singing, song birds, sparrow, sparrows, spring, valley, White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

Yesterday was bright and sunny in the Centennial Valley and after hearing this White-crowned Sparrow singing I felt like breaking out in song too.

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Interior West White-crowned Sparrow

By Mia McPherson|2023-09-27T04:06:33-05:00September 19th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: adult, Amelanchier alnifolia, Interior West, Saskatoon serviceberry, sparrows, Western Serviceberry, White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

Bird photography isn't easy and for smaller birds like this adult White-crowned Sparrow it can be challenging and require more patience than when photographing larger birds.

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Alaska Basin journey in Montana and Idaho

By Mia McPherson|2021-05-13T05:01:56-05:00June 22nd, 2013|Categories: Alaska Basin, Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Fremont County, Idaho, Montana, Targhee National Forest, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Vesper Sparrows, White-crowned Sparrows, Wildflowers|Tags: barbed wire, Continental Divide, fence, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, nature, nature photography, perched, pink wildflowers, Poocetes gramineus, Prairie Smoke, purple wildflowers, Red Rock Pass, sparrow, sparrows, squirrel, squirrels, Sugarbowl, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, Vesper Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, wildflowers, wildlife, wildlife photography, Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha|

Earlier this week I was enthralled to see the Alaska Basin that straddles Idaho and Montana and winds through Beaverhead National Forest and Targhee National Forest.

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